Chapter 11: Tides

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Across
  1. 2. ________________________ tides occur when there are two high and two low tides a day.
  2. 4. _______________ tides occur when the Earth, moon, and sun are in a straight line.
  3. 7. _______________ tide is when water is flowing into an inlet causing higher tides in bays or rivers.
  4. 10. The _______________________zone is the area of the shoreline between the highest high and the lowest low tide.
  5. 13. ________________________ win decreases the height of tides.
  6. 14. Tidal _________________ is the vertical difference between high
  7. 16. Tides are cause by the _______________________ pull of the sun and moon.
Down
  1. 1. High ________________________ pressure pushes the water down creating lower tides.
  2. 3. The _______________________ zone is the area of shoreline between the highest high tide and the lowest low tide
  3. 5. The ___________________ zone is another name for intertidal zone.
  4. 6. The rise and fall of the ocean’s surface
  5. 8. _________________ wind increases the height of tides.
  6. 9. __________________ tides occur when there is one high and low each day.
  7. 11. ___________________ tide is when the water is flowing out of an inlet causing lower tides in bays or rivers.
  8. 12. ______________ atmospheric pressure allows the water to come up causing higher tides.
  9. 15. ____________________ tides occur when the moon, sun and Earth form a 90 degree angle.